Parks and Recreation | Series Finale Recap

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That swing set may be finished, but we are just getting to work talking about this show! Mike Bloom (@AMikeBloomType) and Antonio Mazzaro (@acmazzaro) congregate to both celebrate and eulogize Parks and Recreation, a show which they will truly miss in the saddest fashion.

The series finale of the sitcom jumped further into the future with a series of character-based epilogues. The two discuss the implications of these flash forwards and answer several questions, among them:

Which story lines were more humanizing than funny, and vice versa?

How did Mike and Antonio feel about some of the storylines covered in post-“Leslie and Ron” episodes?

Why does Tom stick out like a sore thumb in this season?

What were some of the highlights of post-2017 coverage from tertiary characters, including Craig and Jean-Ralphio?

What lasting effect will the series have on the landscape of television comedy?

How many celebrities can Mike Bloom get mixed up in the course of one podcast?​

So whether you’re paddling your canoe in an open lake, trying to sell a property near the Seattle Spacehaystack, or pulling insurance fraud to start a restaurant in Tajikistan, “treat yo self” to this podcast!

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Mike Bloom is a Manhattanite and a podcaster for various shows on Rob Has a Podcast and Post Show Recaps, along with the long-running Survivor Historians podcast. He was voted "Most Likely to Be a Hufflepuff" by every person he's ever met. Mike also once tried to emulate a hip hop dancer in a Wendy's commercial. Twitter: @AMikeBloomType.

Antonio Mazzaro is a Kentuckian, Lawyer, and Radio/TV/Film graduate of Northern Kentucky University--but he would love it if you didn't hold any of those things against him. Antonio's covered shows including Breaking Bad for Post Show Recaps, and Jack Benny, My Morning Jacket, and the Cincinnati Bearcats are a few of his favorite things. The TV character he would most like to emulate is his hero, Mr. Rogers. Follow Antonio on Twitter: @acmazzaro.

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thanks for covering this guys. I loved the finale. I need to go back and watch some of the middle seasons i missed, but have caught bits and pieces of on random re-runs. Maybe I’ll do that this weekend.